Month: May 2008

temp sensor grappling in OS X

for i in `ioreg -l | grep “current-value” | cut -d”=” -f2`; do echo “$i / 65536 * 9/5+32” | bc -l ; done This doesn’t work everywhere, alas. My iBook returns this: 105.80000000000000000000 110.75000000000000000000 114.80000000000000000000 33.98803100585937500000 32.00000000000000000000 <- bogus 32.00002746582031250000 87.80000000000000000000 The iMac G5 returns: 32.04663696289062500000 <- these are all suspect 32.04117126464843750000 <- 32.06311645507812500000 <- 32.01227722167968750000 <- 32.02210998535156250000 <- 32.01738586425781250000 <- 129.20000000000000000000 32.00000000000000000000 <- bogus (The 32° readings are actually zeroes.)

for i in `ioreg -l | grep "current-value" | cut -d"=" -f2`; do echo "$i / 65536 * 9/5+32" | bc -l ; done

This doesn’t work everywhere, alas.

My iBook returns this:


105.80000000000000000000
110.75000000000000000000
114.80000000000000000000
33.98803100585937500000
32.00000000000000000000 <- bogus
32.00002746582031250000
87.80000000000000000000

The iMac G5 returns:

32.04663696289062500000 <- these are all suspect
32.04117126464843750000 <-
32.06311645507812500000 <-
32.01227722167968750000 <-
32.02210998535156250000 <-
32.01738586425781250000 <-
129.20000000000000000000
32.00000000000000000000 <- bogus

(The 32° readings are actually zeroes.)

I might watch it if they tried this

But while an aircraft’s wings provide lift, an F1 vehicle’s spoilers, along with its sloping upper body shape and intricate underbody surfaces, do just the opposite: They create downforce, giving the vehicle wicked-fast cornering speeds and massive amounts of braking power. The downforce is so strong that the cars could theoretically drive upside down on the roof of the tunnel at Monte Carlo, Hughes says.

But while an aircraft’s wings provide lift, an F1 vehicle’s spoilers, along with its sloping upper body shape and intricate underbody surfaces, do just the opposite: They create downforce, giving the vehicle wicked-fast cornering speeds and massive amounts of braking power. The downforce is so strong that the cars could theoretically drive upside down on the roof of the tunnel at Monte Carlo, Hughes says.

[From Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Formula One Racing World ]

That would be entertaining: Hot Wheels, in large scale.

note to self: fire crew

Patrick was zipping along in the lead of the 2005 Indianapolis 500, 25 miles from becoming the first woman to beat the Brickyard, when crew orders came to conserve fuel…. The fourth-place finish became more frustrating when, Patrick says, she learned her car had a couple of gallons left at the checkered flag.

no idea how far “a couple of gallons” would go, but still . . . I thought these cars had all this super instrumentation?

INDIANAPOLIS — Danica Patrick’s greatest triumph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway also happens to be her biggest disappointment at the world’s most famous racetrack.
Patrick was zipping along in the lead of the 2005 Indianapolis 500, 25 miles from becoming the first woman to beat the Brickyard, when crew orders came to conserve fuel. Patrick backed off 226 mph to 221, fading behind Dan Wheldon, Vitor Meira and Bryan Herta.

The fourth-place finish became more frustrating when, Patrick says, she learned her car had a couple of gallons left at the checkered flag.

[From At Indy, Patrick after a greater sense of history – USATODAY.com]

punishing victims?

From today’s NYTimes: “I don’t doubt for a moment that you are good, hard-working people who have done what you did to help your families…. BENNETT, a federal judge, to illegal immigrants sentenced to prison terms in Iowa.

From today’s NYTimes:

“I don’t doubt for a moment that you are good, hard-working people who have done what you did to help your families. Unfortunately for you, you committed a violation of federal law.”

MARK W. BENNETT, a federal judge, to illegal immigrants sentenced to prison terms in Iowa.

I haven’t read the story but here’s what I would like to see reported:

  • Who the employers were
  • What industries benefited (if it’s not obvious)
  • How long they were here
  • How much in remittances they sent back home
  • How much tax they paid
  • What federal policies/market forces led to a need for these people to be here illegally

unlinked

Picture 3.jpg I had planned to get out of this a while back but the thought that I might be linking any two people together stayed my hand. Sadly, the couple of recommendations I left for people will go away when they scrub me from the system, but I doubt I was helping anyone all that much.

I got an email with a lot of updates this AM, lots of people happily linking, and some nicely-crafted recommendations.

But it was like finding yourself at a party where you know people but don’t have anything to talk about. So a little housecleaning was in order.

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I had planned to get out of this a while back but the thought that I might be linking any two people together stayed my hand. Sadly, the couple of recommendations I left for people will go away when they scrub me from the system, but I doubt I was helping anyone all that much.

How to stop reading blogs

Just stop for a few days, for whatever reason (in my case, I just decided I was spending too much time consuming and not enough producing)…. Much as Roy amazes me with his erudition and wit, to say nothing of the cutting snark, I can’t read 26 posts.

Just stop for a few days, for whatever reason (in my case, I just decided I was spending too much time consuming and not enough producing). Then come back and look at the total of unread posts. This is just one small part of one grouping I have. Much as Roy amazes me with his erudition and wit, to say nothing of the cutting snark, I can’t read 26 posts. And 148 from Attackerman? Not gonna happen.

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My total unread is 9,744. I just can’t read them all. And marking them all read, as easily as I do that with email, just doesn’t seem worth it. It will be back over the top of the bucket again in no time. think it’s time to prune, as in hack to the ground, my feed list.

At this point, I’m good with a once-daily email summary or preview like TPM does. Everything old is new again . . .

Maybe that’s the new aggregator: something that summarizes the posts in an RSS feed and mails you the result. Lazyweb, get on that, won’t you?

hoosgot a clever way to do this?

I like the iTMS experience, the presentation and organization, but the DRM issues and the simple fact that many tracks are cheaper at Amazon are enough to make me shop there instead. And I understand that Apple would rather not inflict DRM on its customers, but until the RIAA cartel can be compelled to give it up, I’ll vote with my money elsewhere.

How can you convert this iTunes music store link to the same track at AMZN’s mp3 store?

I like the iTMS experience, the presentation and organization, but the DRM issues and the simple fact that many tracks are cheaper at Amazon are enough to make me shop there instead. And I understand that Apple would rather not inflict DRM on its customers, but until the RIAA cartel can be compelled to give it up, I’ll vote with my money elsewhere.

So who has a clever parser/transmogrifier that can do this? Some AMZN affiliate grease there if you want it . . .

wow, hope this gets picked up

No idea of the dates involved but I suspect it’s a treasure trove.

ACETATE [Listing ID: A119143]
Available in Bellingham, WA:
We have the complete broadcast history of IGM, the first syndicator of broadcast content for radio stations nationwide. Over 90 boxes, with 4-6 reels each, of reel to reel tape made of actetate.

CONTACT: Frank Ordway, American Museum of Radio and Electricity.
Phone: 360-738-3886
frank@amre.us

[From IMEX:Available – Miscellaneous]